Kalachakra Ngondro: Dzokden USA Practice Group

Kalachakra Ngondro: Dzokden USA Practice Group

Group practice enriches our ngondro by connecting us with other sincere practitioners and helping us to cultivate greater flexibility and perspective. Sangha is one of the three jewels in whom we take refuge, and notably westerners tend to undervalue sangha more than anyone else. Even if the people around us are not yet ārya bodhisattvas, the sangha we need most is the sangha at or close to our current level.

Join us for weekly practice. We begin with clearing the stale air and blessing the speech followed by supplication and aspiration prayers which will be shared over zoom. Then we read for 10-20min. Finally we select either “Enlightening the Heart” or “The Divine Ladder” and select people to lead each section. If you have not yet received the Kalachakra Empowerment (The Seven Empowerments of a Growing Child), you can join us until we do the Innate Kalachakra Generation practice. If needed, we will pause before starting it and do a dedication prayer with you, have you sign off, and then continue with the final part before closing.

The format changes sometimes where the reading is merged with the ngondro as we work through a particular commentary to the practice.

You are responsible for tracking your own ngondro practice times and counts. It may be easier to keep a spreadsheet to help track them over time as you prepare to apply for the Higher Empowerment. For an orientation regarding Rinpoche’s flexible approach to the ngondro, one can refer to his book “Unveiling Your Sacred Truth Through the Kalachakra Path — Book 2”, Chapter 14. Please remember that while group practice is indispensable, it is also important for individuals to make their own time for longer sessions on a single practice to deepen where needed.

Online: Dzokden USA Practice Group
Join us for Weekly Group Practice

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ZOOM MEETING INFORMATION:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89711880347?pwd=V0h1Q3JtY09QRnNJYloxWHUrTmZTZz09
Meeting ID: 897 1188 0347
Passcode: KalkiKings
(Use the link above or copy/paste the meeting id & passcode into zoom directly.)

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Tuesdays at 7pm Eastern Time USA
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Primary Practices: The Divine Ladder and Enlightening the Heart
Recommended: The Profound Path of Vajra Yoga Prayer Book